Heel-cushion.



G. W. LEVAN.

HEEL CUSHION.

APPLIGATION HLBD 111111.29, 1911.

1,029,019. Patented .111110111912 l me/'Mofa 6607?@ W Lawa?? COLUMBIAPLANOCRAPH Lio-,WASHINUTom D. C.

UNTTED sTATEs PATENT oEEioE.

GEORGE W. LEVAN,

OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

HEEL-CUSHION.

Application led March 29, 1911.

. the shoe.

rve0

For the purpose mentioned, use is made of a plurality of relativelyhinged plates and a plurality of springs disposed between the saidplates and connected to one of the plates, a suitable material, such asfelt or the like being disposed over the upper plate and having a shapesubstantially the same as the upper plate so that'the heel of a footwill not directly contact with the -upper plate.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings constituting a partof this specification, in which similar characters of reference denotecorresponding parts in all the views, and in which, Y l

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my device, the lower portion of a shoebeing shown in dotted lines to denote the relative position of my devicein a shoe. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on'the line 2-2in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line lr-Bin Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a fragmentary perspective view of the under side ofone of the plates and having a spring attached thereto. y

Referring more particularly to the views, I provide a plate 10 having ashape similar to the heel of a shoe. and hingedly mounted on one end. ofthe plate 10 is a second plate 11 similar in shape to the plate 10 anddis- Sp'ecication of Letters Patent.

plates, one leg of Patented June 11, 191 2.

Serial No. v617,689.

posed substantially beneath the plate 10. At the side edges of the plate10 downwardly struck lugs 12 are formed, slots 13 being provided on bothsides of each of the said lugs. Springs 15 are provided, preferablyhaving a U- springs disposed to pass through each of the slots 13 onboth sides of the plate 10 and over the lug 12. The springs 15 engagethe plate 10 adjacent the inner loop thereof and the outer ends 16 ofthe springsl 15 project outwardly from the main body of each Iof thesprings, so that one of the ends abuts against the under side of theplate 10 and the other end abuts 'against the upperside of the plate 11,thus tending to relatively spread the plates at the outer ends thereof.n

A piece of material, having a shape substantially the same as that ofthe plate 10 is disposed over the plate 10 or secured thereto and whenmy device` is positioned in a shoe at the heel thereof, the heel of thefoot will rest on the device and provide a suitable heel cushion forcushioning the foot at the rear thereof.

I-Iaving thus fully described the invention .what I claim as new, is

the combination with plates, a downof two opposite In a heel cushion twohingedly connected wardly struck lug on each sides of one of saidplates, a slot formed at each side of each of said lugs, of apair'of Ushaped springs disposed between said each of said springs'eX- tendingover one of said lugs and through the slots at the sides thereof.

'In testimony whereof I aiiX my in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE w.V LEVEN.

signature Witnesses:

Louis M. FRIDENBERG, MARY I-I. WHITAKER.

. -d Copies of this patent may be obtained for've centseach, byaddressing Vche f. Commissioner ofjatents,

Washington, D. C.

hape with each of they

